[lbo-talk] In defense of atheism

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Tue Mar 14 11:21:37 PST 2006


I liked this article mainly because it was so clear and eloquent. But it glides over some difficult issues w respect to religion and religious practice. It may be very fine for atheistic liberals to support the building of a mosque, but would they equally support the political disenfranchisement of women if it results from religious practice?

Joanna

Colin Brace wrote:


>http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/13/opinion/edzizek.php
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>Atheism is a legacy worth fighting for
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>Slavoj Zizek
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>TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006
>LONDON
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>For centuries, we have been told that without religion we are no more
>than egotistic animals fighting for our share, our only morality that
>of a pack of wolves; only religion, it is said, can elevate us to a
>higher spiritual level. Today, when religion is emerging as the
>wellspring of murderous violence around the world, assurances that
>Christian or Muslim or Hindu fundamentalists are only abusing and
>perverting the noble spiritual messages of their creeds ring
>increasingly hollow. What about restoring the dignity of atheism, one
>of Europe's greatest legacies and perhaps our only chance for peace?
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